strikes. syria again. as the turkish prime minister says we'll go to war if provoked. police fired tear gas and water and government demonstrators. its people. and this a day of campaign silence in venezuela as the country prepares to go to the presidential polls to see whether.

a very warm welcome to you from all of us here at moscow. turkey has launched a fresh artillery strike on syria in response to another mortar attack from across the border began it shelling on wednesday in retaliation for a syrian mortar bomb that killed five civilians middle east correspondent paula has the details. we do know that the mortar bomb landed in the countryside in turkish that territory so it is possible that no one in fact was injured or killed we also have no word on who was responsible for this later mortar from syria what i can tell you though is that almost immediately turkey responded and went on the offensive meaning that we have the situation along the turkish syrian border intensifying it's not a back on wednesday when a mortar bomb fired from syria killed five turkish citizens and since then the situation has nearly escalated we're hearing from the turkish prime minister that

he does not want a situation of war but he has warned the syrians not to make a fatal mistake and that is a quote from him and taste his resolve the syrians for their side has apologized for those what is interesting is that you need to realize that these waters that are being fired from syria into turkey all close range missiles now they are coming from territory that is controlled by the syrian rebels so this is why many are suggesting that perhaps they are being fired on purpose they're being fired to provoke the situation and create a false flag operation now the reasoning behind this could be that turkey for some time has been calling for a no fly zone it might be provoked into calling for foreign intervention and for nato to get involved in fact we've heard some rebel leaders in exile call for this although the majority of exiles in the majority of syrians are against this but the situation intensifying on the ground and everyone concerned that we could see this border tension into some kind of regional conflict

a battle certainly is intensifying the latest there's a video that has now been released by the syrian rebels we have no confirmation as to the orphaned patient of the video but in it it does claim that the rebels will start executing forty eight shiite muslims from iran if damascus does not meet the demands of the syrian rebels now there has been dialogue and some kind of negotiations. wow between the syrian government and the reigning government at the same time just outside damascus the rebels have shot down a syrian helicopter gunship but this comes as shelling continues between both sides in several cities of onto the country russia has come to the fore in the media a true role it has said that it hopes the united nations envoy to syria will be coming to moscow perhaps the later this month and me too they hope that both sides will express caution moscow also saying that these cross border incidents are

completely unacceptable. but after turkey's parliament authorized troops to launch cross border operations against syria the country's are prime minister warned that ankara will not shy from war if provoked author and journalist afshin rattansi believes damascus will retaliate if indeed pulled into a broader conflict this kind of flashpoint is the kind of flashpoint that can create world war three nature some people have it this is a false flag operation we're getting these reports of this continued as it were reaction from judge government ok so everyone will face political problems at home but then why were they speaking with the iranians talking about how this needs a diplomatic solution not a military one if turkey continue under the agreement. this will draw in the situation a wider fears here over war and risks expanding it the people of syria and the people of turkey will not benefit from this nato says the bill defended the nato

member if turkey continue like this syria might see itself getting increasingly desperate and retaliate with full force then it's up to the united states. britain and europe behind major allies to figure out what to do what we need urgently right now is a peace conference certainly it's up to china and russia because they're the only people stopping a full scale war the. kind of war that will only help the forces it looks like such as al qaeda united states is again supporting al-qaeda and turkey to one should know much better than to try and help out guy and he's been doing his best to fight the forces of his residents. are now switching our attention to that of bahrain where riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at antigovernment protesters this after a funeral march for an activist who died in custody turned violent demonstrators accused the government of denying the man treatment but the authorities claim he

died of a blood disease program form crowds were trying to reach their former pearl square in the capital which is now heavily guarded by police protesters threw firebombs and rocks of tear gas canisters were held then the sunni want to get out has been cracking down on the shia opposition for some twenty months now the activists are demanding equal rights and the release of political prisoners including prominent human rights activist job he's currently serving three years in prison for attending an illegal rally for. certain states only get involved when it benefits them. the problem and the double standard which practice by all those who still countries out there. who can say i'm on those regimes who some let's say we relationship with them or probably they consider them as enemies but like oh regime

it's a part of their system they have lots of relationships they give them some let's say support. as. some first facilities they have the only from our countries down. ignore what's happening here although it's not. what's happening somewhere else. well this is our to hear more stories features and videos always in store for you on our web site r t v dot com for example a study again study of the european food safety authority has rejected a controversial report by french scientists linking g.m. corn. could have online for those details. and radical muslim cleric abu hamza and four other terrorist suspects are extradited to the u.s. that's after losing their appeal in the u.k. over what they claim is

a lack of evidence in the case more on that as well on our web site. but it may sound strange but it turns out walking your dog or feeding the birds could land you in a lot of trouble in many london parks civil rights groups have accused the city of cracking down on personal freedoms despite there being a little information on what. activities are banned and where and as are you sarah furthur reporters not even the police who be chasing you down if you break the rules here in this park in london if your drinking alcohol or growing up all or even feeding the pigeons in a person may be committing a criminal or civil at the prize pool so are a lot of people the band in london sees a whopping four hundred thirty five bishan zines aimed at tackling and she say she behavior the might have been a good policy idea in theory has local people say and it up a very bad policy in practice meaning hardline crackdowns on the soft this of

misdemeanors disconcertingly many bars in london have now hired private contractors to carry out the enforcement of these fines phil morris knows all about them after his local council hired its full services he received an eighty pound penalty for jumping a cigarette butt and that he maintains he didn't know it was illegal he refused to pay two for weeks later game mode for. for the just who are ex for the private security and surveillance of the main providers of so-called informant offices in the u.k. contracted by some local councils first start they kitted out with cameras and uniforms but their tactics for pursuing these fines often seem far from professional was.

we asked those local council for their response they told these new offices back up for the public with the actions of the minority. who were in the dock fouls. and not get paid unless the issue of fine appropriately and surprising that the areas where ex will have been hired. to increase in the number of fines that a receipt and there's now concern over whether that is or ethical. ability of the transparency i recently dealt in the home affairs select committee which looks at these issues with the case of the london bar of new and which has law enforcement officers who are in fact council officials but dress up like police . is going to look into it because it's it's actually i think a criminal activity to pretend to be a police officer when you're not and i'm very concerned about how about that trend is going i think in the past it would be assumes that people knew the law that it

was reasonable and so long as you weren't creating a problem then you could do what you like but increasingly it seems that that is no longer the case these findings may be surprising for some but the truth is these types of laws in offenses have been creeping up on us the some time now they're actually growing in number so also the moment you can enjoy the parks in london but every day. and r.t. is coming here live from moscow are still to come for you on the program that of testing. venezuela gears up for a presidential long standing leader will find out of the people want to leave him holding the reins of power for another six years also. use the other the other one we're also closely following the presidential race for the white house and i've been asking people in america why they are growing board

of elections. these stories and much much more in. just a quick break for now. tucked in between the russian mainland japan and the suckling island is the island of minute on named after french seafarer who discovered it it is described as the pride of the sakhalin region we'll take a look at what's in store for us here. until two thousand and four the island was part of the borders own and was completely restricted to visit is now the speech u.s. place is open to tourists unique plants and animals are its top attraction. treaty has been exploring the deaths of the world sees for several decades but it's

here at more your own island where he has finally found what he'd been looking for . the water here is very clear the visibility is very good and the underwater world here is extremely rich i've been to many diving locations across the planet including the island of bali but mine are on top of my list while some go to the cycling region to enjoy the sights others convert the island's nature's riches into a healthy dollar it is home to the biggest seafood processing factory in russia the tonight shock hundreds of thousands of tons of fish get caught in the nets too late to produce delicious salamon caviar almost unnecessary attribute of anything in russia the owner of the enterprise says a good fishing season can bring in more than one hundred million dollars net profit . and to a large extent this is old to do what succulent offers environmentally the tonight show operates in only and natural habitat and mild climate unique natural sights

and delicious seafood succulent can offer a diverse holiday for those who are not afraid to travel ten thousand kilometers from europe. the question is whether this distant land would ever be able to become a major tourist destination. it's good to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm wrong research i live in moscow it is a day of campaigning silence in venezuela on the eve of sunday's tightly contested presidential vote by the election will reveal how many remain loyal to the outspoken socialist leader hugo chavez his opponent a young lawyer and staunch critic of the government is predicted to give him a close race at the polls in caracas as artie's lucy catherine.

there's no question who these venezuelans will be voting for comic seventh. we are here because we support our president chavez he does many things to help us housing education programs helping the poor everything here has gotten a lot better because of him everything has changed. their red shirts brand them as the lifeblood of the venezuelan president's leftist movement through out his fourteen years in power for the hundreds of thousands of supporters who gathered in caracas on thursday the message was clear they want six more years of. his supporters say that chavez is a country's first president to genuinely care about the lower class. chavez is the punishment of the rich and the window of hope to cool. them. under the banner of socialism for the twenty first century chavez has pumped hundreds of billions of petro dollars into the economy and government run aid programs along

with earning him popular support poverty has fallen from fifty percent in one thousand nine hundred nine to around thirty percent last year yet life in this country is far from ideal and with the plague of unemployment crime and corruption many venezuelans are now saying it's time for chavez to go but i did it because i want to do good for chavez but his time has passed and we need a change. in this race change means a vote for opposition leader in the us a forty year old lawyer who unlike chavez enjoyed a privileged upbringing. the son of a wealthy family that controls a media conglomerate and a chain of movie theaters has gained supporters by promising to combat crime unemployment and corruption but opponents have charged that the previous is the liberally hiding his real economic goals the candidates are. going to be worked out very chavez is the man and he has come from this kind of property now works to to try. to change and yet acute in reading your feelings is

a man of the wealthy elite and i would argue with him the man is easier. than i stare at you it's a choice between two radically different worldviews referendum and then as well as socialist experiment. let them do the shouting she went into. action the captain of the party. now canadian authorities aren't doing anything to help a russian student brutally beaten by inmates in a car gori detention center that's according to the sister of twenty four year old . who's now slowly recovering from severe head injuries of travel to canada to study english but it was arrested in august for allegedly threatening his classmate or that's a charge that has since then been dropped an investigation into his beating is

ongoing but authorities haven't yet released any details of the assault or charge anyone in connection with it his sister his sister or mother has also believing now that the canadian government is deliberately trying to ignore violent incidents that happen inside the country's detention centers. you know. very often in fact and you know we were and it didn't our last while neither was in our i.c.u. you know they were in me in the same hospital with a different kind of in europe and it would have been with christmas or to our afternoon human could only be the. same hospital now recently and it's very often happening over there but we never had a man who tried to hide it and i did not do it even didn't try to reach. him you know they're not commanding anything and me absolutely are not helping with he still laying down he's not eating i mean you have that fear going you are already in here in greeley. don't you feel you're already built our way into buying better

how to get even beat in life even if there is a really hard in here you might not qualify to get even noticed it isn't in atlanta but america's national governmental program in the news that i don't want him to just take him back to russia and not at all always for the bill and then you have to believe it or into the answer you world out there we go will start with venice which is to stage a mass rally later on saturday calling for a referendum actually on independence from rome several thousand people are expected to attend the gathering the venetian provinces wealthier than many others in italy and activists believe it will go easier if it can go it alone it is the latest of a number of european regions to consider independence including scotland and catalonia. hundreds of peace activists have joined a two day march in pakistan against u.s.

drone strikes in the country the convoy which is traveling from islamabad to south waziristan is being led by cricketing legend imran khan he's since become an opposition politician can claims the drone strikes have killed large numbers of civilians and enraged tribal factions living in the area and he's called on people to shoot the drones out of the sky but the region is a hotbed of taliban militancy and a major focus of u.s. strikes. by the pope's former butler has been handed an eighteen month prison term marched through stole and then sold on to a journalist pontiffs private letters however a papal spokesman says benedict the sixteenth will most likely pardon his former aide the high profile leak was exposed when an italian journalist published a book accusing accusing the leaders of the roman catholic church of numerous intrigues corruption and homosexual affair. miners in

south africa have gathered for a rally against that or smiths all of twelve thousand of their colleagues they were sacked after staging a strike demanding better pay and conditions the protesters are also mourning their colleagues killed by police in brutal clashes the began two months ago but the death toll in the ongoing deadly unrest has already reached forty eight. next month in the united states people will go to the polls to decide whether to keep barack obama as president or start anew but while experts continue slamming the entire electoral system for a real lack of choice the voters themselves seem to be growing rather bored of the whole ballot our very own new york resident laurie half finished hit the streets to find out more. the two thousand and twelve presidential elections why are they so boring this week let's talk about that. so tired of all of it you know i mean it's almost like it's

more than twenty four hours of coverage on everything you know no matter what happens and nothing happened exactly having said that i think obama's going to win do you think he believes in himself as much as he did four years ago because he seems kind of tired he seems like he's a little frustrated i think he's more tired of. just all of this like he just wants to get it over to november and just like ok give me you know let me. get the first african-american president so exciting no it's boring me i don't know if there's going to be as much of a turnout for voters this year are you going to vote absolutely we're talking about the election you know. america i mean we now yeah we don't we don't let a lot of americans vote too apparently why do you want to run don't you think either candidate can get it done i think there's too much corruption in the government and the bush kerry kerry yeah i was just like i like which one do i like

the least ok i'll use the other the other one yeah yeah so it's kind of the same thing as two thousand and four that maybe it's just like one of those here but i feel like they just wants to be to get it over with and they just want to hear more details on plans you get and get it over with and get on with it and do something for it saying could they do this now as things up. there the smart ones with all the millions of dollars do you think they get put on a better show right. and whether or not you think this election is boring the bottom line is we only have about a month until it's finally over and we can all gladly move on. thanks for joining us here in just a few minutes the darkest secrets of the world's economic manipulators they'll be revealed and of course the one i'm sure that does the cost report.

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max kaiser welcome to the kaiser report in today's headlines if you tell the truth about the dollar you will be derided and destroyed whether you happen to be

a brick of gold or air raiding agency not on the payroll of wall street uncle sam wants you. if you do want to tell the truth stacey. yes max keiser there are currency wars reaching around the world the dollar doesn't want to be caught in the cross-fire basically at this point the currency global grid system you want to be the last one standing. well that's right they're going down one by one the currencies are collapsing we see this obviously and this report we're going to discuss them but you know the cons use that we're talking about there going down in the order of their vulnerability what you got there. the hyper inflationary chicken as you see this chicken is looking like it was hyper inflated away you don't want this in your country if you see the hyperinflationary chicken run that's why chicken why are you playing with my chickens you should be playing with my chickens with my chickens well the chart of

the day max gold versus the debt ceiling the chart is from ed yardeni and it shows quite a correlation for the past fifteen years max between the price of gold and the debt ceiling as you see as the debt ceiling goes up the price of gold goes up well you know i've been saying about this for a while that you have these arguments in the economist to get on the top of mccain's in a austrian i follow milton friedman it's all because at the end of the day what we have here is a collapse of these economies there's no economic school that covers it and the governments are simply creating more debt to handle it and gold is the only true there's only want to converse in the world his name is mr gold heard about dr copper i'm talking about mr gold he makes all the other economists look like chumps most of the mainstream media focuses on whether the dollars trading against the euro up or down are at the end.